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Disabled stage mass protest at India Gate

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Over 10,000 people with various disabilities assembled at the India Gate in the centre of the capital Wednesday for a night-long vigil and silent protest to demand, among other things, a separate ministry for disability affairs.



Deepak Sandhu named media advisor to prime minister

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Deepak Sandhu, principal director general of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) in the ministry of information and broadcasting, has been named the media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.



Deepak Sandhu named media advisor to prime minister

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Deepak Sandhu, principal director general of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) in the ministry of information and broadcasting, has been named the media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.



India will give fitting reply to terrorism: Sonia (Lead, Changing dateline)

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Doda/Uri (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 3 (IANS) India wants friendly ties with neighbouring countries but that would not come in the way of giving a “fitting reply to terrorism”, Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday.



Injured wrist won’t threaten Ponting’s career

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Sports

Melbourne, Dec 3 (IANS) Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting’s career won’t be threatened by his chronic wrist injury, said team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris here Wednesday.



Delhi airport gears up to fight fog

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) With winter setting in, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here is gearing up to tackle the fog menace, expected to hit the city by Dec 10, an airport official said Wednesday.



Pakistan’s refusal to handover terrorists expected: BJP

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Dec 3(IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said Pakistan’s refusal to handover 20 “most wanted” individuals to India was on expected lines and demanded that the government build international pressure on Pakistan through the United Nations to secure the suspects.



Mumbai terror: US says Pakistan must show resolve and urgency (Lead)

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Underlining its solidarity with India in the wake of Mumbai’s terror strikes, the US Wednesday asked Pakistan to act “with resolve, urgency and transparency” on its pledge to eliminate terrorism and said it would help New Delhi in bringing the perpetrators to justice.